The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1887-09-10

merchants are looking forward to big
trade this fall. They are receiving freight
by every boat that can get up the river
Jas. R. Loyell should in future be called
'Lucky Lowell"
Cotton is opening rapidly.
Mr.. John Allison, residing on Tippo,
son of ]. A. Allison, had a narrow es-
cape from being seriously hurt last Sum
day night. He had been to Sycamore
church to attend services and was returns
ing home, riding at pretty rapid gait,
ne ran into some cattle lying in the road.
Just as his horse leaped, COW raised up
throwing the horse and rider both to the
ground. Luckily for Mr.. Allison he
escaped with but slight injuries. The
horse was uninjured.
Two negroes, Charlie Halle alias Taylor
Hanks, and Albert Wallace, escaped con-
victs and cousins, were arrested here last
Wednesday week. have done all in
my power to get the truth of the affair
but it is almost impossible. As near as
can be learned the story of their convic-
ticn, escape and re-capture 20 this way:
In 1878, Taylor Hanks, Albert Wallace
and several Others were arrested at Duck
Hill, charged with robbing freight cars.
They were tried at Winona, found guilty
as charged, and each one implicated in
the robbery was sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary. Hanks and
Wallace fell into the hands nf Col. Ed.
Richardson, and were sent by him to one
# his Mississippi river plantations.
Here the two passed year or so, faith
fully, and for their conduct they were
made "trusties." The two concluded
one day that they could make a living
easier than that and jumped their job.
Hanks and his pal drif5ed this way,
landing here IN 1881, and the former has
been residing on Col. J. D. Hawkins
place, about three miles from Glendora,
ever since. After arriving here he assum.
eaAthe name of Charlie Halle; married
here, and now leaves devoted wife and
several children to mourn his untimely
taking away. For several years Charlie
has been filling the position Of sexton in
the colored Methodist Church, known as
Bethlaham, and when the officers stopped
him to put on hand.cutfs he was sweeps
ing out the church, getting ready for a
big meeting. "The way of the trans
gressor is hard" Immediately after
the arrests were made the officers left
with the fugitives for Jackson, where
they will doubtless serve out their unexA
pired term, within the walls that Jack
built When Hanks was sentenced he had
a wife and several children at Duck Hill.
Some time ago, it is said, he went to that
place after one of the children, and fall>
ing to get possession of it, be kicked up
a rumpus. At this proceeding his first
wife became infuriated, and thus embit.
tered, she did not hesitate in telling the
officers where the men were residing.
With this information the officials enc
barked for this section, and soon had the
men wanted in their custody.
Charlie Townes, of Red Gross, the big
of the Tallahatchie, after
season of recreation, is at home again.
He and his estimable wife and little
have just returned from Gas.
lillian Springs, where they have been
for some time reaping the benefits of
that health resort. Charlie is known far
and near as one OF the best planters on
the river, while more sociabe boy
never waltzed along the banks of the
Tallahatchie. The fact OF the business
is, he is a whole team within himself.
SIDE STICKS.